Jose has over 15 years of experience in business and project development, with most of his work centered in the energy transition and cleantech areas. His expertise includes clean energy project development, site selection, university research collaboration, economic development strategy and corporate business development.
Prior to joining Kroll, Jose was Senior Director of Global Energy 2.0 in the Economic Development Division of The Greater Houston Partnership, focused on building the future energy economy for the Houston region. Before that, he served as Director of Corporate Relations for Energy and Technology at the University of Texas at Austin, where he managed a portfolio of external industry partners representing leading corporations in the energy, cleantech, automotive and high-tech sectors. Jose is a frequent presenter at industry associations and a thought leadership collaborator on topics on the future of renewable energy. He is also an advocate for the Texas clean energy industry at the state and federal level.
Jose holds an M.A. in energy and earth resources and a B.A. in economics from the University of Texas at Austin.